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Q: Why are Chinese so afraid of rain?
I've noticed this often. They're like cats - absolutely terrified of water.
I was in the bus going to work this morning and not one window was open. There was mist all over the windows, so much so half of the driver's windshield was covered with it. People were sweating, it was hot as hell, but not one person opened any window for fear of getting a tiny drop on them.
Is it acid rain they're afraid of or what?
I don't speak for all women, but my Chinese girlfriend is deathly afraid of rain and thinks she will get poisoned and ill because it is cold and dirty. Like you said, she believes it is acid rain, and the cold water will give you the flu or a bad cold. Now, in certain parts of the country I would believe it, but here in central Guangzhou the pollution isn't too bad, and I laugh when I see women dodge the rain like they are running from a gunman. Many of times I have walked in the rain without an umbrella and not worried one bit, and my gf thinks I'm insane.
This started in 1938, after the release of The Wizard of Oz, the Chinees are afraid of melting.
oh... my classmates are like that too, but I am not afraid of rain........
they also told me sunshine is not good for your skin......... they wear sun cream four seasons, and they use umbrella for every sunny/rainy day.
Typical assinine reasoning/thinking/logic. One could also say "Why are they afraid of foreign people?","Why are they afraid to try Western medicine?", "Why are there Chinese women that fly into a rage if their Western boyfriend/husband is having a casual conversation with a Chinese gal?",etc. etc. Many So. Koreans are also absolute IDIOTS in this regard! MANY Asians are the biggest COWARDS!!
TedDBayer:
I thought so also , him and Emily are the only ones that think mattaya is funny.
LAR:
Ah yes, I just LOVE the ridiculous comments that one finds at times on this website. Truly entertaining!!!! ^^
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I don't know why but it's comical watching 'em scurry from the rain like frightened mice.
Quite related, and the most... extreme "proof" I have: about a month ago, it started pouring quite hard. I waited for a taxi to go home, and managed to find one. On the way, we took the ring road, and there was a part of it that had a huge puddle, because of the ")" shape and no evacuation on it. So of course, as we went into the puddle (let's say 10cm deep), and at 60km/h, water splashed on the sides, and there was this young, nouveau riche-looking dude in an expensive car driving next to us, whose car was splashed with water because of us.
Then he proceeded to go on his way and leave us alone. Just kidding, he did that thing where they pretend to ram into your car, and almost made us hit the wall, a few meters above the ground. Then he drove next to use for quite a distance, yelling all insults that came to his mind, and asking us to stop on the side of the road to "take care of this man to man" until we lost him.
And, again, it was pouring like fucking crazy, but us splashing a little water on the side of his car is enough of a reason to attempt to cause quite an accident on a busy, fast-paced ring road, right?
